Pay & Benefits

In this nutty market, can veterans actually buy a home with the VA home loan program?

For an update, VA’s Executive Director of Loan Guaranty John Bell III spoke to the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

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Aside from G, all TSP funds drop for June

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FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Federal groups, unions back paid leave for feds seeking abortion services

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TSP board increases call center staff, but still ‘nowhere near where we need to be’

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What the House appropriations bill means for a federal pay raise

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Under infrastructure law, federal firefighters to see increase in pay

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Pay raise vs. COLA: The 2-year solution!

Life’s a series of choices. Some easier and more important than others. Like when are you gonna retire? Does it really matter?

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Media set up before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its second public hearing to reveal the findings of a year-long investigation, on Capitol Hill, Monday, June 13, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Some arguments against the move for unionization on Capitol Hill

Backers say it’s needed in part because of low pay and high turnover on Capitol Hill. But not everyone thinks it’s a good idea.

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The new TSP: Loving or loathing it?

The new, expanded TSP is only a few weeks old.  And it’s getting lots of attention, good and bad, from its 6 million investors.

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